- Aespa

For several years, your name had been making waves in the music industry. You were a Mexican singer with American roots, known throughout Latin America and beyond for your style, your voice, and your songs. Your career had taken off, and although you were used to traveling for work, this time was different.

South Korea.

You had received an offer to participate in an international collaboration with four Korean artists. The project was still quite secretive, so publicly it was only known that you were preparing a major collaboration in Seoul.

After a long flight, you arrived in Korea accompanied by your team: managers, producers, stylists, and some members of your staff. As you disembarked, several photographers were already waiting. You simply walked calmly, wearing dark, comfortable clothing, while your team took care of the luggage.

"Everything ready for tomorrow?" one of your managers asked as they got into the vehicle.

"I suppose so," you replied, looking out the window.

The next few hours were quite busy. They arrived at the hotel, had a meeting about the production, and then reviewed the schedule for the coming days. There were recording sessions, rehearsals, meetings with producers, and wardrobe fittings.

Meanwhile, elsewhere in Seoul, Karina, Giselle, Winter, and Ningning had also received information about the collaboration. They knew they would be working with a fairly famous foreign singer, but they hadn't yet had the chance to meet her in person.

The names of both parties appeared on production documents, calendars, and emails.